South Texas Threadsnake
Leptotyphlops dulcis rubellum
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- L. d. rubellum – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Toby Brock
DISTRIBUTION: In our region Leptotyphlops d. rubellum is found in Atascosa, Bexar, Frio and Nueces Counties Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Leptotyphlops dulcis rubellum (Garman – 1884)
Genus: Leptotyphlops, Greek – leptos = slender or thin + typhlos + blind + ops = eye – ref. small size, slender aspect and lack of functional eyes
Species: dulcis, Latin = sweet
Subspecies: rubellum, Latin – rubellus = reddish in color
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962